CVE-2021-40285
htmly v2.8.1 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability via the component...
CVE-2021-40285 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Htmly, published August 26, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.99%, the 62nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
htmly v2.8.1 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability via the component \views\backup.html.php.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
8.1
htmly v2.8.1 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability via the component \views\backup.html.php.
- Record
CVE-2021-40285- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
htmly v2.8.1 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability via the component \views\backup.html.php.
- Record
CVE-2021-40285- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-27469 No score
htmly v2.8.1 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability via the component \views\backup.html.php.
- Record
EUVD-2021-27469- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wx9g-6j2h-vxgp
8.1
htmly v2.8.1 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability via the component...
htmly v2.8.1 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability via the component \views\backup.html.php.
- Record
GHSA-wx9g-6j2h-vxgp- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
8.1
htmly v2.8.1 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability via the component \views\backup.html.php.
- Record
CVE-2021-40285- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |